ACC ~ John 12 v17 - 18

THE CROWD READILY PERSUADED BY WITNESSES

CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA The gathering of the common people, having heard what had happened, were readily persuaded by those who had witnessed that the Christ had raised Lazarus to life and annulled the power of death, as the prophets said. This is why they too went and met him. COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 8. [1]

[1] LF 48:143.

THE ONE WHO HAS DEFEATED DEATH

THEODORE OF MOPSUESTIA Since through Adam death came, which subjected everyone, they had heard through their prophets and believed that death would be defeated. When they saw that this had been done by our Lord, who raised a man dead for four days, they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him as the victor over death, which oppresses humankind, and praised him with appropriate hymns. Since the Pharisees did not like this, they reproached them by saying that they followed him in vain, but it was their reproach that was in vain, since all the people went after him anyway. COMMENTARY ON JOHN 5.12.17-18. [1]

[1] CSCO 4 3:238-39.

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